All those tears were self-serving

Published: Friday, January 25, 2008 at 4:30 a.m.

Last Modified: Thursday, January 24, 2008 at 7:55 p.m.

To The Editor: The Times-News blessed its readers with a full-blown front page photo of Hillary near tears before the New Hampshire primary.

Were readers blessed with the photo opportunity of Hillary near tears during the Waco, Texas, children's massacre? No.

Were readers surprised with the photo opportunity of Hillary near tears after the Oklahoma bombing? No. Talk-show host Rush Limbaugh was blamed.

Were readers treated to the photo opportunity of Hillary near tears when Bill and Hill appeared at Ground Zero ceremonies after 9/11? No. America was blamed.

Were readers greeted with the photo opportunity of Hillary near tears after Hurricane Katrina? No. George W. Bush was blamed although days of hurricane warnings were posted.

Did readers find in bold headline news that the New York senator had commandeered truck loads of food and supplies for hurricane survivors? No? Bill did fundraising, in Hillary's words, "spade work," but in the sea of volunteer faces aiding with relief, Bill's and Hill's faces weren't among them.

That was then and this is now; Hillary's running for president as the solution to all our country's ills.

Ah, yes, Hillary only has tears for herself when she gets low in the polls.

<p>To The Editor: The Times-News blessed its readers with a full-blown front page photo of Hillary near tears before the New Hampshire primary.</p><!-- Nothing to do. The paragraph has already been output --><p>Were readers blessed with the photo opportunity of Hillary near tears during the Waco, Texas, children's massacre? No.</p><p>Were readers surprised with the photo opportunity of Hillary near tears after the Oklahoma bombing? No. Talk-show host Rush Limbaugh was blamed.</p><p>Were readers treated to the photo opportunity of Hillary near tears when Bill and Hill appeared at Ground Zero ceremonies after 9/11? No. America was blamed.</p><p>Were readers greeted with the photo opportunity of Hillary near tears after Hurricane Katrina? No. George W. Bush was blamed although days of hurricane warnings were posted.</p><p>Did readers find in bold headline news that the New York senator had commandeered truck loads of food and supplies for hurricane survivors? No? Bill did fundraising, in Hillary's words, "spade work," but in the sea of volunteer faces aiding with relief, Bill's and Hill's faces weren't among them.</p><p>That was then and this is now; Hillary's running for president as the solution to all our country's ills.</p><p>Ah, yes, Hillary only has tears for herself when she gets low in the polls.</p><p>Gwen Hicks</p><p>Hendersonville</p>